CAD Specification Chart

Associative Read via Linked CAD System
AutoCAD® (.dwg, 3D only) 2013, 2014
Creo™ Parametric (.prt, .asm) 1.0, 2.0
Inventor® (.ipt, .iam) 2013, 2014
Pro/ENGINEER® (.prt, .asm) Wildfire 4, 5; Creo™ Elements Pro 5
Solid Edge® (.par, .asm) ST5
SolidWorks® (.sldprt, .sldasm) 2012, 2013
SpaceClaim® (.scdoc) 2012, 2012+
Modify via Linked CAD System
AutoCAD® (.dwg, 3D only) 2013, 2014
Creo™ Parametric (.prt, .asm) 1.0, 2.0
Inventor® (.ipt, .iam) 2013, 2014
Pro/ENGINEER® (.prt, .asm) Wildfire 4, 5; Creo™ Elements Pro 5
Solid Edge® (.par, .asm) ST5
SolidWorks® (.sldprt, .sldasm) 2012, 2013
SpaceClaim® (.scdoc) 2012, 2012+
Read, CAD
ACIS® (.sat, .sab, .asat, .asab) up to R23
CATIA® V5 (.CATPart, .CATProduct) R6-R22*
COMSOL Native Format (.mphtxt, .mphbin)
Creo™ Parametric (.prt, .asm) versions 1.0, 2.0
DXF (.dxf, 2D only) up to R14
IGES (.igs, .iges) up to version 5.3
Inventor® assemblies (.iam) versions 11, 2008-2013
Inventor® parts (.ipt) versions 6-11, 2008-2013
Parasolid® (.x_t, .xmt_txt, .x_b, .xmt_bin) up to V25
Pro/ENGINEER® (.prt, .asm) versions 16 to Wildifire 5
SolidWorks® (.sldprt, .sldasm) versions 98-2013
STEP (.step, Geometry only) AP203, AP214
STL (.stl)
VRML, v1 (.vrml, .wrl)
Read, ECAD
GDS II (.gdx)
NETEX-G (.asc)
ODB++(X) (.xml)
Read, Geographic Information System (GIS)
Digital Elevation Map (DEM)
Write
ACIS® (.sat, .sab)
COMSOL Native Format (.mphtxt, .mphbin)
DXF (.dxf, 2D only)
Parasolid® (.x_t, x_b)
STL (.stl)
* = Requires all indicated products

CAD File Formats